Banana Chocolate cake

A magical combination of Robusta Banana and Chocolate made cake well enriched with it's nutritional value and so yummy for our kids ...

Ingredients

All purpose flour - 1cup

Robusta Banana- 2

Egg -2

Sugar - 1/2 cup

Vegetable oil - 1/3 cup

Choco powder- 2 table spoon

Baking powder - 1 table spoon

Baking soda - 1 teaspoon

Water -1/2 cup

Salt - a pinch

Vanilla extract- 1teaspoon

Procedure

* Onto a mixer blender add the eggs, sugar, finely sliced bananas and oil.

* Blend well for 3 to 5 minutes until it becomes fine smoothie.

* Pour the mixture into a bowl and place a seive just above it and add the flour, choco powder, Baking soda, Baking powder, and salt.

* Seive and add the powdered contents onto the smoothie and fold  it well by using spatula.Add water and vannila extract to it and mix thoroughly.

*Pour the mixed batter onto an oil greased bread mould and place it in the preheated oven and bake at 180 degree for 35-40 minutes

* After baking cool it, slice and have it.

Orange Peel Chammanthi ( Chutney)

Orange peel contains compounds that lower blood pressure. The bitters in the herb stimulate appetite in people who have been confined to bed for long periods. Orange peel powder is a better source of pectin that nourish symbiotic bacteria in the large intestine than whole orange peel, but whole orange peel is a better source of the compounds that lower blood pressure.So now let's think of whether to throw it away or to make it use by preparing this variety side dish.

Ingredients:

Ripened Orange peel ( Dried) - 6 Oranges

Red Chillies - 6

Salt - 1 teaspoon

Tamarind - 25 gram

Asafoetida - a pinch

Procedure:

• Chop the dried Orange peels into half the finger size.
• On to a frying pan add 25 ml of sunflower oil and when it gets heated add the chopped Orange peels and roast it for 2-3 minutes .
• Then to that add raw chillies and turn until it gets half fried.
• Add tamarind to the above contents and heat it well.
• Finally add salt and Asafoetida and allow the contents to cool.
• Grind the above contents in a mixer , in oder to get fine Chammanthi powder.

As this is a dry Chammanthi / Chutney powder this can be taken along with hot idli, dhosa and even with rice. Wow !!!.. the orange flavour and it's taste makes you to take more food. Try it!.